The charging document states that Martin became irate after he was told by an office employee that his benefits had been denied. Martin told her that he was going to get a gun and rob people and return to the office with the gun, investigators said.

A security guard at the office told investigators that the man was rushing toward the exit and she attempted to stop him. The man got away and ran down the street toward Alabama and the security guard called the police, the document states.

Martin was caught by police eight minutes later and admitted he had been at the security office, the document states. All Houston-area Social Security offices have been notified to be on the lookout for Martin, who is banned from all the premises. Notifications have been sent to each office and the Homeland Security headquarters in Washington D.C., with his picture and identifying information.